New Orleans guard/forward Tyreke Evans often exudes confidence on the hardwood, playing with a swagger that seems to dare defenders to try to stop him from using his sturdy, 6-foot-6, 220-pound frame to glide past them for layups. Yet even the cocksure Evans admitted Wednesday that – after his nearly 11-month absence from playing, due to right knee surgery – he didn’t think he’d instantly be able to step on the court and dominate.
“Patience (is key) for me,” Evans said of his perspective on coming back, following a 102-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. “I didn’t have a training camp.